Moser (surname)

Moser
Pronunciation	German: [ˈmoːzɐ]; Italian: [moˈzɛr]
Language(s)	German, Italian
Origin
Language(s)	German
Derivation	Moos
Meaning	'of the marsh'
Other names
Alternative spelling	Mooser

Moser is a South German topographic surname, derived from the German word Moos, 'moss'. Notable people with the surname include:

Aldo Moser (1934–2020), Italian racing cyclist
Ana Beatriz Moser (born 1968), Brazilian volleyball player
Ann B. Moser (born 1940), American biochemist
Angelica Moser, Swiss pole vaulter
Annemarie Moser-Pröll (born 1953), Austrian skier
Barry Moser (born 1940), American illustrator
Benjamin Moser, (born 1976), American columnist and author
Caroline Moser, English urban anthropologist
Christian Moser (ski jumper) (born 1972), Austrian ski jumper
Christian Moser (mathematician) (1861–1935), Swiss actuary and mathematician
Chuck Moser (1918–1995), American football coach
Claus Moser (1922–2015), statistician
Edda Moser (born 1938), German soprano
Edvard Moser, Norwegian neuroscientist
Edward W. Moser (1924–1976), American linguist
Elfriede Moser-Rath (1926–1993), German ethnologist and folklorist
Enzo Moser (1940-2008), Italian cyclist
Fanny Moser (scientist) (1872-1953), Swiss-German zoologist
Francesco Moser (born 1951), Italian cyclist
Franziska Rochat-Moser (1966–2002), Swiss long-distance runner
Fred J. Moser (1898-1993), American politician
Friedrich Karl von Moser
Gabriela Moser (1954–2019), Austrian politician
Georg Moser (1923–1988), German catholic bishop
George Michael Moser (1706–1783), English enameller
Hans Moser (actor) (1880–1964), Austrian actor
Hans Moser (director) (1944–2016), German director of pornographic films
Hans Moser (rider) (1901–1974), Swiss Olympic equestrian
Hans Heinz Moser (1936–2017), Swiss actor
Hans Joachim Moser (1889–1967), German composer and musicologist
Hugo Moser (1926–2003), Argentine screenwriter and producer
Ignazio Moser (born 1992), Italian cyclist
Johann Jakob Moser (1701–1785), German jurist
Johannes Moser, German ethnologist
Johannes Moser (born 1979), German-Canadian cellist
Josef Moser (cyclist) (1917–1944), Austrian Olympic cyclist and soldier
Josef Moser (entomologist) (1861–1944), Austrian priest and entomologist
Josef Moser (jurist) (born 1955), Austrian jurist, lawyer, and politician
Julius Moser (1863–1929), German entomologist and coleopterologist
Jürgen Moser (1928–1999), mathematician (Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theorem)
J.J. Moser (born 2000), Swiss ice hockey player
Karl Moser (1860–1936), Swiss architect
Kimberly Poore Moser (born 1962), American politician
Koloman Moser (1868–1918), Austrian artist
Leo Moser (1921–1970), mathematician (Moser polygon notation)
Leon Moser (1942–1995), American murderer
Lisa-Maria Moser (born 1991), Austrian tennis player
Margaret Moser (1954–2017), American music critic, groupie and journalist
Mary Moser (1744–1819), English painter
Mary B. Moser (1924–2013), American linguist
May-Britt Moser (born 1963), Norwegian neuroscientist
Meinhard Michael Moser (1924–2002), Austrian mycologist
Mike Moser (born 1990), American basketball player
Moreno Moser (born 1990), Italian cyclist
Nikolaus Moser, Austrian tennis player
Otto von Moser, German general of the First World War
Porter Moser (born 1968), American basketball coach
Rudolph Moser, German musician
Sandra Moser (born 1969), Swiss actress
Silvio Moser (1941–1974), Swiss racing driver
Simon Moser, Swiss ice hockey player

See also